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Marcus

Joined 1 year, 5 months ago

Administrator of Rambling Readers. I'm a university researcher interested in transport geography, GIS and maps. In my spare time I love rambling in the coast and countryside around my home in Devon. Plus reading of course!

For work related chat you can find me at https://fediscience.org/@marcus..

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Marcus's books

To Read (View all 8)

Shane O'Mara: In Praise of Walking (2019, Penguin Random House)

Raynor Winn: The Salt Path (Paperback, 2019)

Patrick Gale: Mother's Boy (2022, Headline Publishing Group)

Currently Reading (View all 8)

Monty Don: My Garden World (Hardcover, 2020, Two Roads)

M.M. Kaye: The Far Pavilions (2011, Viking)

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Antoine Laurain: The President's Hat (Paperback)

Nicola Upson: The Death of Lucy Kyte (2014, Faber and Faber)

User Activity

Marcus started reading The Secret History by Donna Tartt

Donna Tartt: The Secret History (Paperback, 1993, Penguin)

The Secret History by Donna Tartt

Under the influence of their charismatic classics professor, a group of clever, eccentric misfits at an elite New England college …

Marcus wants to read Walk by James Rice

Walk by James Rice

Stephen had seemed enthusiastic about the walk, when Benny first invited him. He kept going on about how amazing it’d …

Marcus wants to read The Great Post Office Scandal by Nick Wallis

Nick Wallis: The Great Post Office Scandal (2021, Bath Publishing Limited)

The Great Post Office Scandal by Nick Wallis

Marcus wants to read Finding Hildasay by Christian Lewis

Christian Lewis: Finding Hildasay (2023, Pan Macmillan)

Finding Hildasay by Christian Lewis

Marcus wants to read Five Decembers by James Kestrel

James Kestrel: Five Decembers (Paperback, 2022, Hard Case Crime)

Five Decembers by James Kestrel

In this novel of World War II, an American police detective trapped while trailing a killer overseas struggles to survive …

Marcus wants to read The Cuckoo’s Egg by Clifford Stoll

Clifford Stoll: The Cuckoo’s Egg (Paperback, 2005, Pocket)

The Cuckoo’s Egg by Clifford Stoll

In the days when the presence of a computer did NOT presume the presence of a network (they used to …

Marcus wants to read Books Do Furnish a Life by Richard Dawkins

Richard Dawkins: Books Do Furnish a Life (Hardcover, 2021, Bantam Press)

Books Do Furnish a Life by Richard Dawkins

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